Reports

Children's Special Health Services of the ND Department of Health, conducts comprehensive, statewide assessments of the health and related needs of children with special health care needs and their families in North Dakota. The complete assessment includes data from a variety of sources including secondary data, state and national family surveys, family focus groups, and provider surveys.

Assessment Related Documents:

2005-2006 National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN)

• Children with Special Health Care Needs in North Dakota Using Data From the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs A Report for Policymakers, Advocacy Groups and Families (5.7mb pdf)
• State of Health Report Children with Special Health Care Needs (476kb pdf)
• CSHS Power Point Presentation (2004) (1.04Mb ppt)

A compilation of data from the assessment of children with special health care needs presented at a planning retreat in order to identify and prioritize priority needs.

2004 CSHS Family Survey:

A written, mail survey completed by parents of children served by the Children's Special Health Services Unit.

• CSHS Family Survey Executive Summary (114kb pdf)
• Report (154kb pdf)

Birth Defects Data

• ND State Profile

N.D. Family Focus Groups & Pediatric Provider Surveys (2004):

A research study to assess the needs for children with special health care needs and their families in North Dakota.:

• Conduct of Study (161kb pdf)
• Executive Summary (65kb pdf)
  
  • Family Focus Groups:

    Bismarck Location

    • Bismarck Participant Comments
    • Bismarck Written Feedback

    Fargo Location

    • Fargo Participant Comments
    • Fargo Written Feedback

    Grand Forks Location

    • Grand Forks Participant Comments
    • Grand Forks Written Feedback

    Minot Location

    • Minot Participant Comments
    • Minot Written Feedback

    UTTC Location

    • Participant Comments
    • Written Feedback

    Williston Location

    • Williston Participant Comments
    • Williston Written Feedback
• Pediatric Provider Surveys:
  • Phone Survey
    • Phone Reports & Charts
  • Mail Survey
    • Mail Reports & Charts
    • Mail Comments

Other Publications:

• North Dakota Birth Defects Monitoring System Summary Report 1995-1999 (464kb pdf) - analysis of the incidence of birth defects in North Dakota for 1995-1999 including comparisons with information collected from birth defect monitoring systems in Colorado and Utah. (Produced January 2004)
• North Dakota PRAMS - 2002 Survey Results (950kb pdf)
• Maternal and Child Health Status 2002 (1.85Mb pdf)

Newsletters:

• Health Data Newsleters
  • March 2004 (153kb pdf)
  • December 2003(148kb pdf)
  • September 2003(162kb pdf)

Fact Sheets:

• Children with Special Health Care Needs in ND (43kb pdf):
• Focus on Progress (203kb pdf)

For more information, please contact Children's Special Health Services at:

Children's Special Health Services
North Dakota Department of Health
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 301
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
Phone: 701.328.2436
Toll Free: 800.755.2714
TTY: 800.366.6888
Fax: 701.328.1645
dohcshsadm@nd.gov